Category Archives: my life

thinking about every move

Posted on January 31, 2016 by suziecreamcheese

It’s tiresome to have to think about every move your body makes.   Sometimes I feel like I should write down every single thing I do in a day so I can go back and pinpoint the single thing that’s … Continue reading →

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Ribs, and not the barbecue kind

Posted on January 2, 2016 by suziecreamcheese

My ribs hurt.   Aching, jabbing, pains from nowhere that make me catch my breath and tighten up every muscle – which makes it hurt  – and I know it makes it hurt more, but it’s the automatic reaction to … Continue reading →

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Oh, my heart

Posted on March 4, 2015 by suziecreamcheese

I have this condition –  – and I get twinges of pain, not often, but sometimes.   Some days are worse than others.   Weather, and stress created by weather, makes it worse. The other day, this Rosie O’Donnell special … Continue reading →

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February got me again

Posted on February 19, 2015 by suziecreamcheese

I hate Winter. This is not news I was doing okay till February.   We didn’t have hardly any snow.   We were just moseying along, waiting for the flowers and the grass to come back, hanging in there. I … Continue reading →

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Weather, whether you like it or not

Posted on January 29, 2015 by suziecreamcheese

I hate Winter.  Everyone who knows me knows how much I hate winter because I complain about it from November till March.   And then I complain about how much I’m not looking forward to it for the rest of … Continue reading →

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Stories

Posted on January 13, 2015 by suziecreamcheese

My parents never wrote their life stories.   I wish they had, I feel like there was so much I didn’t know and never will. But I’ve never written mine.   Will anyone care when I’m gone?    It’s a … Continue reading →

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Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2014 by suziecreamcheese

The good thing is that there are people who love me, people I’ve never actually met, but who have allowed me to share their lives, to love their children, and who have made me smile when I really wanted to … Continue reading →

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Some good, some bad, some strange, some ugly

Posted on October 21, 2014 by suziecreamcheese

The good – we seem to be starting a business.  It started as fun, making sugar scrubs to use ourselves and give to friends.   And then my friend said, “we could sell these,” and I replied with, “we could … Continue reading →

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Autumn

Posted on September 13, 2014 by suziecreamcheese

What we think it will be: Crisp days, cool nights, leaves turning beautiful colors Fires in the fireplace Long, cozy nights, reading by the fire Knitting warm snuggly things Drinking hot chocolate What is really is: damp, cold days that … Continue reading →

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Wearing your ignorance as a badge of honor

Posted on August 27, 2014 by suziecreamcheese

It just astonishes me.   I was raised by parents who valued education, who took delight in reading books and learning new things, who tried very hard to appear intelligent and had no patience with people who “acted stupid.” Mother corrected … Continue reading →

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